Gigaba confirms resignation of Home Affair DG Mksuleli Aplen

Gigaba confirms resignation of Home Affairs DG Mkuseli Apleni

New application process for South African police clearance certificates

Attention: New Application Process for South African Police Clearance Certificates

Please note that members of the public are no longer permitted to submit their South African Police Clearance applications and the documentation thereof to the Criminal Record Centre (CRC) in Pretoria directly as previously permitted.

SA passports may soon become much more desirable, this foreign expert believes

The implementation of widespread reforms at the department of home affairs since 2014 is expected to increase the value of the South African passport in the foreseeable future, said Ryan Cummings, director of Africa risk consultancy Signal Risk.

You don't need an unabridged birth certificate to travel anymore - if you do this

You don’t need an unabridged birth certificate to travel anymore – if you do this

Travelling with minors is set to be easier as the details of South African parents will now appear on children’s passports.